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history of Perth Amboy

...origin. Later, Perth was added in honour of an early proprietor of East Jersey, James Drummond, 4th Earl Perth. Perth Amboy is usually regarded as the place where the first African American person (
Thomas Mundt Peterson) voted (March 31, 1870) in the United States. Inc. 1718. Pop. (2000) 47,303; (2010) 50,814.